From Coalition to Opposition The Parliamentary Politics of the Kpd
From Coalition to Opposition The Parliamentary Politics of the Kpd
This chapter discusses parliamentary politics of the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) in West Germany. The KPD was able to assume some legislative positions and lingered on in a number of Landtage and local parliaments, but in an obstructive rather than constructive role, demonstrating the Communists' fundamental opposition to the West German state. It argues that the process of KPD marginalization was a combination of self-destruction from within and ostracism from without.
Keywords: Landtage, parliamentary politics, political opposition, ostracism, marginalization
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